subject: Businesses can get a helping hand at breaking into the Japanese market from efficient worldwide couriers [print this page] Businesses can get a helping hand at breaking into the Japanese market from efficient worldwide couriers
Get the same efficiency from your parcel delivery service as the Japanese do from their industries, and goods can soon be flowing between any business and partners in the Far East.
When this Asian tiger' was in full roar during the 1980s and 1990s, the country was experiencing a time of uninterrupted economic growth which had begun in the 1960s. That growth picked up again after the millennium, and recorded a post-war high point of 69 successive months of positive achievement in October 2007.
With business investment and global demand shrinking in the following two years, the country dipped into a recession, and its main challenges for the future are to reduce a massive government debt, while coping with the demands of a rapidly ageing population.
Ongoing reforms of the country's business and commercial structures are centred on the privatisation of Japan Post. Not only does this operate the country's national postal service, but its banking and insurance subsidiaries make it Japan's largest financial institution.
The country's industries are renowned worldwide for their advanced production methods and for the technologically sophisticated products they make, including motor vehicles, machine tools, electronic and telecommunications equipment, and textiles.
Globally recognised businesses such as Toyota, Nintendo, Canon, Honda, Toshiba, Sharp and Mitsubishi are widely-diversified conglomerates which are highly sought-after and coveted as business partners by suppliers internationally.
Co-operation with peers elsewhere in the world is encouraged, and Japan is rated 12th out of 178 countries in the ease of doing business index compiled by the World Bank, based on the amount of regulation companies face when trying to establish trading links.
Such statistics are aided by a sophisticated transport infrastructure. The country has about 800,000 miles of roads, with high-speed toll routes connecting major cities, while there is strong competition on inter-city travel between airlines and the Shinkansen high-speed network of rail routes, with their famous bullet trains'. The country is also served by 22 large sea ports, while its various islands are also connected by regular ferry services.
Transporting goods into Japan is also helped by the large number of airports which act as gateways to international trade and travel. Worldwide couriers take advantage of these highly sophisticated networks to get their consignments to their intended destinations with the efficiency which typifies the Japanese way of doing business.
The country's highly developed businesses expect high standards from Japan courier services. There is considerable competition for trade, and by going online, anyone can find the right worldwide delivery company to suit their budget and the urgency of the consignment.
